A war crime is a crime committed during or in connection with war, including but not limited to genocide, maltreatment of prisoners, wanton destruction of civilians or property, cruelty, or acts in violation of internationally accepted means of conflict.
This category is for sites on war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Websites submitted here must be war crimes related and in
English. Sites in other languages should be submitted to the
appropriate World subcategory.
Provides legal support and assistance in prosecuting individuals responsible for serious crimes and atrocities committed in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. From the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, American University. www.wcl.american.edu/pub/humright/wcrimes/research.html
Dedicated to raising awareness of the laws of war and war crimes among the media, policy makers, human rights and humanitarian aid workers, and the general public. www.crimesofwar.org
An award-winning educational and development charity founded in 1991, IWPR informs the international debate on conflict and supports the independent media in regions in transition. Long-time publisher of WarReport, IWPR produces several electronic reporti www.iwpr.net
This section of CSCE (Helsinki Commission) is a part of the executive and legislative branches of the U.S. Government and monitors human rights in Europe. Hearings, resolutions in the US. www.house.gov/csce
Belgian based association to study military law and promote the law of armed conflict that respects human rights. In French and English. www.soc-mil-law.org
Redress is a London based, internationally focused non-profit legal/human rights organisation to help torture survivors use available international, regional and national remedies to obtain reparation and to campaign for effective remedies where they do n www.redress.org
This Australian site explores and debates international law issues arising out of the increasing use of military personnel in circumstances below the threshold of armed conflict. www.ozemail.com.au/~garthc/Index.html
A nonprofit organization which concentrates on the study, detection, and prevention of genocides. With news, law, research, education, and links. www.genocide.be
International project aimed at highlighting the men and women who resisted crimes against humanity, inspired by Yad Vashem's Garden of the Righteous in Jerusalem. Events, background, and related links. gariwo.net
A book review of Geoffrey Robertson's history of modern human rights and the progress towards enforceable international laws against war crimes. dannyreviews.com/h/Crimes_Humanity.html
Campaign of the Transnational Radical Party for the establishment of the ICC and support of the ad hoc international criminal tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. www.npwj.org
Reviews the experience of the international community in responding to complex emergencies around the world, examines the interaction between humanitarian action and political-military forces. Sponsored by Feinstein International Famine Center at Tufts Un hwproject.tufts.edu
A searchable database from the Avalon Project at Yale University on universally accepted means of conflict with historical treaties and agreements from the 18th to 21st century. www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/lawofwar/lawwar.htm
Asserts the former U.S. attorney general has become the tool of left-wing cultists who defend Slobodan Milosevic, Saddam Hussein and Rwandan torturers as anti-imperialist heroes. www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/06/21/clark
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